Out of context scenes in the cold open and the stinger. If there's one thing I liked about Lost, it's how they would introduce bizarre concepts and characters and immediately tie them into a narrative that affected the main characters. The hatch intro to season 2, for example, is infinitely more riveting television than the "pressure gauge" scene from this episode. I kept waiting for a zoom in or a jump scare or a video monitor to come into the shot but no...fade to black. A commercial would have been a better use of that time.
Eugene's bait and switch was really, really ham-fisted. Would have been infinitely more interesting to have a character overcoming post traumatic stress after dealing with demons, who haven't yet made an appearance in the show. BTW, did we ever find out what happened to the seraphim they disabled a few episodes back?
The gunfight was kinda fun, and the guy finding a "clever" way to block genesis was well done.
I still don't get why Jesse's assistant hangs out with the mayor. She finds him detestable, yet at the end he's comforting her as Jesse is hauled away? And why would Quincannon spend all those resources to get Jesse out of the church, only to let him back in for another bet he might Welch on?
I guess I'm sticking with this one until the end of the season; this show is so frustratingly close to being entertaining, but pacing and the lack of clear motives makes it hard to get invested.
